crafty for christmas 2008

Angie100

soblivion wrote: »

raimac, love the journal jars and survival kits, you've been beavering away - you must be nearly all finished now?

Angie100 the stockings are great, I like the fabrics you used and the trims at the top set it off beautifully. Are you going to use some as present toppers too?

I hadn't thought of that - good idea, thanx!!! I was going to hang them on the tree. I also made some little homemade Christmas Spice pot pourri organza bags which I think I will hang on the tree. They smell so yummy. I already had some red potpourri that I've been given earlier in the year so mixed it with some cloves, cinnamon, star anise and some dried orange peel. Then added some clove oil, cinnamon oil and alittle apricot oil and shook it up in a big bag - smells lovely and reminds me of Christmas!

jamtart6

http://libertycottage.blogspot.com/2008/11/present-toppers-christmas-tree.html

Hi Guys! I've made these today (link above!) present toppers/christmas tree decorations! Would love to know what you think

soblivion

Angie100 wrote: »

I hadn't thought of that - good idea, thanx!!! I was going to hang them on the tree. I also made some little homemade Christmas Spice pot pourri organza bags which I think I will hang on the tree. They smell so yummy. I already had some red potpourri that I've been given earlier in the year so mixed it with some cloves, cinnamon, star anise and some dried orange peel. Then added some clove oil, cinnamon oil and alittle apricot oil and shook it up in a big bag - smells lovely and reminds me of Christmas!

Angie that sounds nice, I love the christmas spices. I don't know if you were doing hampers but you could also fill your little stockings with it too and pop one in the bottom of a hamper. Bet it would smell gorgeous when you opened the hamper.

jamtart6 I think they're lovely, fantastic idea. They'll look so good on your packages.:T

NemoToad

I've been slowly starting on my Christmas cards. So far I have sewed 9 robin tree decorations, which I am going to attach to some card with a christmas message. I'll post a picture of them when I finally get around to figuring out what I'm doing with them past making the decorations. Oh well, another 30 to go! I think anyway, I should finalise my Christmas card list so I know how many to make!

rainmac

humblebumble wrote: »

I am putting together a recipe folder for my daughters partner and I wondered if any of you nice crafty people could give me some suggestions?My basic idea is to fill a blue stripey arch lever file (already bought) with the plastic insert thingys then pop some recipes in marked out sections. But i'd like to make the folder a bit more personal and interesting-just can't think how.

What a lovely idea! You could put a title on the front of the folder to personalise it e.g. "Jack's Fantastic Cookery Folder". Maybe you could make up names of the recipes using names of people in the family such as "Pam's Famous Macaroni Cheese"; "Ryan's Favourite Roast Potatoes"...

You could add cookery type images to the recipes using clipart or the internet to make the recipes a bit more colourful?

Good luck

rainmac

NemoToad wrote: »

I've been slowly starting on my Christmas cards. So far I have sewed 9 robin tree decorations, which I am going to attach to some card with a christmas message. I'll post a picture of them when I finally get around to figuring out what I'm doing with them past making the decorations. Oh well, another 30 to go! I think anyway, I should finalise my Christmas card list so I know how many to make!

Thanks, you've just reminded me - I need to write my Xmas card list or better still, dig out last year's

rainmac

jamtart6 wrote: »

http://libertycottage.blogspot.com/2008/11/present-toppers-christmas-tree.html

Hi Guys! I've made these today (link above!) present toppers/christmas tree decorations! Would love to know what you think

They look great jamtart, well done, hope your arms have recovered from all the kneading

rainmac

soblivion wrote: »

raimac, love the journal jars and survival kits, you've been beavering away - you must be nearly all finished now?

Angie100 the stockings are great, I like the fabrics you used and the trims at the top set it off beautifully. Are you going to use some as present toppers too?

Thank you! I'm slowly getting there, I am nearly finished I think...

98jdougl

need some help here today girls- last year i got my mum and sister polar express on dvd. looked everywhere for one of the sleighbells in the film to give them with it but couldnt find any. I have found some bells this year so want to add them to hampers but i want to do a tag relating it to polar express and the spirit of christmas etc etc
any ideas?

soblivion

98jdougl wrote: »

need some help here today girls- last year i got my mum and sister polar express on dvd. looked everywhere for one of the sleighbells in the film to give them with it but couldnt find any. I have found some bells this year so want to add them to hampers but i want to do a tag relating it to polar express and the spirit of christmas etc etc
any ideas?

98jdougl, I found this here, maybe it will spark an idea?
http://www.goantiques.com/scripts/images,id,1554363.html#image3